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[Mike Goodwin]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My IAABO state board (as well as IAABO International) does a poor job at noting changes in the IAABO Mechanics Manual.

I didn't know about this recent change (below) until it came up in a recent "Make The Call" video.

[I]It is important to note, prior to granting a time-out request, the official must see or hear the head coach’s request in order to grant it (IAABO manual p. 65 Section B).

This is a recent manual change. (Up until a couple of years ago, this phrase stated that an official must see and hear the head coach's request).

Has this also been changed (and to or) for NFHS mechanics (if it ever was and)?

My books and I are spending the holidays apart, so I won't be able to look in my NFHS Manual until next week, but did you know that change appears in the rules book at 5-8-3 as early as the 2016-17 season?

ART. 3... "Grants and signals a player’s/head coach’s oral or visual request for a time-out, such request being granted only when:..."